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July 26, 2011The National Fenestration Rating Council's Virtual Committee Week Meeting drew to a close July 20 when the board of directors approved 10 action items, according to the organization's NFRC News Now blog. For a full list of approved motions, click here.Attachments CertificationAmong the topics of discussion at the July meeting was attachments certification. Results of a recent NFRC...
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June 15, 2011Nonresidential window sales will continue to fall this year before a modest recovery begins in 2012, according to a new report from the American Architectural Manufacturers Association and the Window & Door Manufacturers Association. Prepared by Ducker Worldwide, the AAMA/WDMA 2010/2011 U.S. Industry Statistical Review and Forecast predicts larger gains will come in 2013 and 2014, according...
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June 13, 2011During the American Architectural Manufacturers Association National Summer Conference in Minneapolis, Marc LaFrance of the U.S. Department of Energy provided an update on the key research and development areas at the DOE regarding high performance, energy efficient windows. LaFrance, manager for Building Envelope and Windows R&D programs at the DOE in the Office of Building Technology,...
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June 1, 2011A lot of people have been wondering how two young women crashed through the window of the Midtown W Hotel on Saturday, May 29th, killing one and severely injuring the other. According to Atlanta's 11Alive station, the windows go floor to ceiling and appear to be single pane. There is a barrier about 40 inches up from the floor. The hotel underwent a $50 million dollar renovation in 2007, and the...
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March 18, 2010Yorkshire-based window repair and replacement expert Solaglas Windowcare has secured a number of new contracts for its recently created commercial division, according to a March 16 release.The Rotherham-based company, part of Saint-Gobain Group, has secured more than £600,000 worth of new business through recent contracts secured with Costcutter, Barnardos, CBES Facilities Management and...
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March 16, 2010Two years after the tornado that blew out hundreds of windows at the Westin Peachtree Plaza, a massive window replacement project is still underway.Instead of replacing only the windows that were broken, hotel managers decided to avoid a patchwork look and change the entire face of this 73-story building with new, stronger, more energy-efficient glass that meets today's stricter standards.Crews...
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March 4, 2010Southwall Technologies Inc., [Palo Alto, Calif.] the worldwide innovator of energy-saving films and glass products, announced today that its Heat Mirror film technology was selected to dramatically boost the energy-efficiency of the more than 6,500 hundred windows being upgraded as part of the Empire State Building energy retrofit project. The announcement marks another milestone along Southwall'...
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March 3, 2010Johnson Controls, Milwaukee, has selected Serious Materials, Sunnyvale, Calif., to super-insulate more than 6,500 windows for the Empire State Building’s energy efficiency retrofit project, according to a March 3 release.Serious Materials will provide its SeriousGlass technology through a sustainable production process that will directly reduce energy costs by more than $400,000 per...
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January 5, 2010International Aluminum Corp., the closely held Monterey Park, Calif., producer of windows, doors, frames and related products for residential and commercial applications, said late on Monday [Jan. 4] that it filed to reorganize under Chapter 11 of U.S. bankruptcy law. The "unprecedented downturn in both residential and commercial construction sectors" has caused "a severe decline...
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October 19, 2009Crystal Window & Door Systems, Flushing, N.Y., in a major move to increase its market presence has initiated steps to integrate its Chicago-based affiliate manufacturer Crystal Windows & Doors Illinois Manufacturing (Crystal Chicago) operations into the New York-based company’s national operations, according to an Oct. 19 release. The move will combine the 80,000-square-foot Chicago...
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In April 2011, the U.S. International Trade Commission instituted antidumping and countervailing duties on aluminum extrusion products from China, following a Department of Commerce investigation that determined 29 Chinese companies dumped some $500 million worth of extruded aluminum products into the U.S. market last year. According to the DOC, the Chinese exported their aluminum extrusions to...
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An increasing number of contract glaziers are getting involved in various aspects of the solar industry, from design and installation of BIPV and rooftop arrays, to product sourcing. "This is the future of where glazing is going," says Brendan Dillon, director of product marketing, Pythagoras Solar. "Solar has been developing over the last several years, and it seems like a very logical extension...
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Price hikesIn letters sent to customers this summer, glass and metal suppliers alike pointed to increasing raw material, fuel and operating costs as the reasons behind the price increases that took effect this June. (Visit GlassMagazine.com to see which suppliers raised prices and by how much.) Several industry representatives say prices have been deflated for years, and the increases were...
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